Weather warnings come into drive with extreme journey disruption anticipated

Weather warnings are coming into drive with Storm Floris anticipated to trigger extreme journey disruption.

A yellow warning for wind for northern components of the UK grew to become energetic at 6am on Monday and can final till 6am on Tuesday.

The warnings have been upgraded to amber for a lot of Scotland, lasting from 10am to 10pm.

Train operator LNER has informed passengers to not journey north of Newcastle whereas Avanti West Coast has suggested passengers to not journey north of Preston, warning it will likely be “heavily impacted” by the climate.

The storm might additionally disrupt highway, air and ferry providers, and shut bridges.

Much of Scotland will likely be battered by heavy rain and winds of as much as 85mph, the Met Office mentioned.

Some trains and ferry providers have already been cancelled with extra prone to be affected.

Western coastal areas are anticipated to bear the brunt of the storm though sturdy winds and rain will doubtless result in disruption at Edinburgh’s festivals.

Network Rail mentioned a number of traces will likely be closed from 12pm on Monday, with all different routes experiencing a lowered timetable and longer journey instances.

Edinburgh – Fife/Perth/Dundee, Perth – Dundee/Aberdeen/Inverness and the West Highland Line are among the many routes that can shut at midday.

Ferry operator CalMac has additionally issued a collection of cancellations forward of the storm.

Met Office chief meteorologist Matthew Lehnert mentioned: “Across the warning area, many inland areas are likely to see gusts of 40-50mph, with 60-70mph more likely at higher elevations and around exposed coasts in Scotland.

“There is a small chance that some locations here could even record gusts of 85mph.”

The strongest winds will probably have an effect on Scotland on Monday afternoon and evening however “there remains some uncertainty in the depth and track of Floris”, a spokesperson added.

“Winds will first ease in the west during later Monday but remaining very strong overnight until early Tuesday in the east.

“Heavy rain may also contribute to the disruption in places.”

The warning zone covers Scotland, components of Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England.

Storm Floris is the sixth named storm of the 2024-25 naming season, which runs from early September to late August. January’s Storm Eowyn was the latest.